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Travel

What It’s Like to Paddle the Upper Gauley, West Virginia’s Famed Seasonal Rapids

The Mountain State is never more wild and wonderful than when fall unleashes whitewater madness. A dispatch from the first weekend of rafting season

Travel

Weird and Wonderful Fall Festivals Around the South 

Bugs, Bigfoot, and BASE jumping are just a few things Southerners celebrate this season

Food & Drink

Pepperoni-Roll Dip Pie with Stuffed Crust

An ode to the salty, cheesy, savory flavors of a West Virginia classic

Travel

Seven Southern Drive-In Movie Theaters

Pull up at one of these classics or newcomers for a small-town Saturday night

Music

Mountain Stage Celebrates Forty Years

Take a listen back at some of the long-running West Virginia radio show’s most memorable performances, from vintage R.E.M. to Pops Staples to Chris Stapleton

Weekends

West Virginia’s Winter Wonderland

In the Allegheny Mountains, charming small towns and cross-country ski adventures beckon

Recipe

West Virginia Soup Beans and Cast-Iron Cornbread

A hearty, soul-warming dish with Southern Appalachian roots

Music

Fall Fests for Southern Music Lovers

Whether you’re hopping from stage to stage in Texas, making a “Pilgrimage” to Tennessee, or grooving for a good cause in West Virginia, the arrival of cooler weather brings a stellar roster of live music gatherings

Travel

Seven Southern Retreats Where Winter Shines

Cozy getaways that make the best of cold temperatures

Arts & Culture

A West Virginia Drive-In Dynasty Stays Open

As theaters, restaurants, and bars across the country temporarily close, long-standing drive-ins remain

Food & Drink

Crowning Pepperoni Roll Royalty

Get a true taste of Appalachia — and Italian-American history — at the Great Pepperoni Roll cookoff this weekend in Morgantown, West Virginia

Food & Drink

West Virginia’s Top Dogs

Where to find the finest franks in the Mountain State

Back-Road Trip

Ride Route 11 through Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley

From beautiful mountain vistas to farm-driven cuisine, make the most of one of the South’s most scenic drives

Arts & Culture

The Mountaineer History of Mother’s Day

No surprise—the holiday that honors the women who loved us first was born in the South

Food & Drink

Rosettes: Funnel Cakes’ Swiss Cousins

A sweet West Virginia tradition

Land & Conservation

West Virginia’s New Native Species

A homecoming 141 years in the making

Food & Drink

A Vanishing Appalachian Bread Tradition

The story of salt-rising bread

Our Kind of Place

River Remedy: Harpers Ferry

Chasing smallmouth and solace where the Shenandoah and Potomac meet in Harpers Ferry

Weekend Agenda

A Presidential Celebration Like No Other

A salute to presidential bathing

Weekend Agenda

A Southern Heritage Brand Cleans (Ware)house

Though Blenko has been around since 1893, the Warehouse Sale is a 21st century add-on.